Russian prosecutors say they plan to ask U.S. authorities for assistance in their investigation of British-American financier William Browder, accusing him and New York investment fund Ziff Brothers of defrauding the Russian treasury of up to 1 billion rubles in taxes.
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a new $602 billion defense policy bill that backs increased spending for bolstered military deployments in Europe.
Russian political-protest artist Pyotr Pavlensky is on trial in Moscow for setting alight the door to the headquarters of the Federal Security Service in November 2015. Prosecutors have found a bizarre pretext for charging him with "damaging a cultural monument."
A court in Moscow has convicted performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky on charges of vandalism for a pro-Ukraine protest and has sentenced him to 16 months of "freedom limitation," which is similar to a suspended sentence with parole limitations.
Russian sport has taken some big hits, and they have kept coming ahead of a key decision that will determine whether its track-and-field athletes will be allowed to compete in the Olympic Games this summer in Rio.
Russia’s Defense Ministry says a military bus has crashed into a deep ravine in South Ossetia, killing six Russian officers and injuring 16.
A Russian lawmaker has proposed a law allowing parents to vote on behalf of their children under age 18.
European Union foreign-policy chief Federica Mogherini says she expects sanctions against Russia over its actions in Ukraine to be renewed in July.
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The Supreme Court of Russia's North Caucasus region of Chechnya has found two Ukrainian citizens guilty of fighting alongside Chechen separatists in the 1990s.
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